Total Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sterndale Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sterndale Road (B42 2AS) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterndale Road (B42 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Haddon Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sterndale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curbar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curbar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haddon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chervil Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curbar Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Becton Grove

Data Sources

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